COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL THIS WINTER
24 July – 2 August 2026 Bridport, Tasmania

Join us for a celebration of heritage, community, and the finest fresh seafood in North East Tasmania.

This year, we’re extending the magic with a series of fringe events on selected days or evenings leading up to the Sunday Fiesta, think poetry brunches, local wine tastings, and seafaring stories.

Join us for the full experience leading up to the main festivities on Sunday, August 2.

From our immersive Fringe events kicking off on 24 July to the main Fiesta on the Village Green, there is something for everyone to enjoy, so rug up, grab your friends, and get ready for a winter experience like no other.

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The Tassie Scallop Fiesta MAIN EVENT is back!

Sunday 2 August, 2026

It’s time to plan your visit to Bridport for the Fiesta.

Pre purchase of tickets will be essential, we don’t have gate sales.

Tickets available Now

Village Green and Community Hall - Bridport Tas

FRINGE EVENTS

  • Join us for an evening of storytelling, scallop tasters, supper, local beverages and community connection.

    Friday 24th July

    5:30pm

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  • A delicious feast and an evening of

    pirate themed fun to set the stage for the Tassie Scallop Fiesta.

    Saturday 1st August

    5:30pm

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  • Art, pottery, hand-made soaps,

    delicious treats, wine & spirit tasting,

    children’s clothing & books and more!

    Saturday 1st August

    9:30am

    ( FREE ENTRY )

  • Come on down to the Bridport Village

    Green and watch the underwater art

    projection on the big marquee!

    Saturday 1st August

    5:00pm

    ( FREE ENTRY )

SEE FULL PROGRAM OF EVENTS
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Two blue bowls filled with shellfish and garnished with edible flowers and herbs, placed on a gray countertop.
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Person wearing pink rubber gloves opening a scallop shell with a small knife, revealing a raw scallop on a blue container
Queen Tay the 1st
Group of people wearing protective clothing and gloves handling shellfish at an outdoor food distribution event.
Scallops being grilled in their shells on a barbecue grill.
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Queen Tay and Princesses
2024 King of Fiesta
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Two chefs, one woman and one man, are on stage at the Musselroe Wind Farm event. The woman is cooking at a counter, and the man is speaking into a microphone held by a woman in a brown blazer. The background features wooden paneling decorated with bl
A woman standing on a rocky beach by the water, holding a seashell in her right hand, with rocks and the ocean in the background.
Allan Barnett
Queen Tay 2025
Group of eight young adults laughing and posing by a fountain in an outdoor setting, all wearing matching purple and white varsity jackets.

A big thank you to our event supporters
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